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The Latest Breaking News from Victoria

Victorian treasurer expresses support for decriminalising cannabis as senior leaders admit use

Tim Pallas says he personally believes using cannabis should not be a crime as Allan government commits to discussion

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‘One of the world’s largest’: battery farm to be the first project funded by Victoria’s resurrected electricity agency

State government to contribute $245m to Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub, which is set to be operational by 2025

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Premier used cannabis but snuffs out reform just yet

Victoria has left the door ajar for a policy change on cannabis as two senior government members admit to past use, including Premier Jacinta Allan.

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Big battery first to be funded under revived commission

Victoria's revived state-owned electricity commission will spend $245 million of its initial $1 billion kitty on a storage project that can power 200,000 homes.

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Storms havoc as states brace for more wild weather

State emergency services have responded to hundreds of calls as parts of NSW and Victoria are battered by wild weather that is set to continue.

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Victoria, Redbacks Shield clash evenly poised

Jake Fraser-McGurk's maiden Sheffield Shield century has steered South Australia out of trouble against Victoria, with the Redbacks trailing by 38 runs.

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Trucking boss fined over crash that killed four cops

A trucking executive has been fined $70,000 after one of the company's vehicles mowed down and killed four Victorian police officers during a traffic stop.

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WorkCover reforms stall as parliament sets up inquiry

Victoria's upper house has voted to establish an inquiry into proposed legislative reforms to shake up the state's worker compensation scheme.

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‘Reflects the community’: Victoria achieves gender parity among MPs for the first time

Premier Jacinta Allan says the affect of female MPs’ voices can be seen throughout their work in parliament

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Double murderer urges judge to lock him up for life

Darren John Chalmers, 56, has urged a Victorian judge to keep him jailed for life after admitting to murdering a woman in 1992.

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Depts flunked contractor, consultant spending targets

The Victorian government pledged to reduce departmental spending on contractors and consultants if re-elected in 2018 but it instead blew out by $1.34 billion.

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Melbourne 'drunk tank' opens after construction delays

A dedicated drunk tank will begin accepting intoxicated Victorians after its opening was hampered by construction delays.

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Victoria to refund invalidly collected EV tax

The Victorian government will refund drivers who were slugged the state's electric vehicle tax after the High Court declared it invalid.

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Carnival Australia shuns big city port over fee hike

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Flood rescues as Australia's east gets soaked by storms

Emergency crews have rescued two people from a car and others from a home on the NSW south coast, with flooding in Queensland and Victoria.

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Cervical cancer survivor's self-screening test warning

There's been a 24-fold increase in Victorians self-screening for cervical cancer, with 8000 samples taken from those who had never been tested before.

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Victoria expands abortion services to more public hospitals to improve accessibility

Exclusive: Hospitals in Melbourne’s eastern and western suburbs, and in the Mornington Peninsula, will now offer surgical abortions

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Vics keeper Harper smashes third-fastest Shield century

Victorian wicketkeeper Sam Harper has belted an extraordinary rearguard century late on day one of the Sheffield Shield clash with South Australia.

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Scrap first home buyers grant and build 60,000 social homes by 2034, Victorian inquiry recommends

The inquiry report makes no recommendations on rent regulation, which has been a contentious issue between the Greens and Labor

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Rent freezes only for 'extreme times', inquiry finds

An inquiry into Victoria's rental and housing affordability crisis has called for a re-examination of negative gearing instead of a rent freeze or cap.

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Prime-time gambling ads would be banned in Victoria under proposal by Labor-led inquiry

Inquiry says gambling advertising ‘increasingly pervasive’ and should be banned in public places and during TV prime time

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'Not respectful': police officers to strike over pay

Victorian police and protective service officers will take industrial action over protracted pay negotiations, including slowing drivers near speed cameras.

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'Stubborn': Labor, Libs dig in on work compo reforms

The Victorian government and opposition are digging in on planned changes to the state's workers compensation scheme as parliament enters its last sitting week.

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Hefty fines for dodgy builders as 'loophole' closes

Builders who don't take out insurance on behalf of paid-up customers will face new offences under a legislative crackdown by the Victorian government.

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Voluntary assisted dying is now available in all Australian states. How do the NSW laws compare?

From today, eligible people in New South Wales can ask for voluntary assisted dying.

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